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Advanced Laboratories for Accelerating the Reach and Impact of Treatments for Youth and Adults with Mental Illness (ALACRITY) Research Centers

National Institutes of Health · Department of Health and Human Services · PAR-27-008

In plain English

National Institutes of Health (Department of Health and Human Services) has announced this as a forecast: an opportunity it expects to post. It is not open for applications yet. Estimated posting date: Jan 27, 2027. Estimated application due date: May 27, 2027.

The agency expects to make 2 awards and estimated total program funding is $1,500,000.

Eligible applicant types include nonprofits, small businesses, for-profit companies, state governments, local governments, tribal governments & organizations and colleges & universities, plus others described in the listing.

The listing says cost sharing or matching is not required.

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Key facts

StatusForecasted: not open yet
Estimated posting dateJan 27, 2027
Estimated application due dateMay 27, 2027
Estimated award dateApr 1, 2028
Estimated project startApr 1, 2028
Fiscal year2028
Forecast postedMar 16, 2026
Opportunity numberPAR-27-008
AgencyNational Institutes of Health (Department of Health and Human Services)
Funding instrumentGrant
CategoryHealth
Opportunity categoryDiscretionary
Award ceiling (max per award)Not stated
Award floor (min per award)Not stated
Estimated total program funding$1,500,000
Expected number of awards2
Cost sharing or matching requiredNo
Assistance listing (CFDA/ALN)93.242 – Mental Health Research Grants
Last updated on Grants.govMar 16, 2026

Who can apply

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  • State governments
  • County governments
  • City or township governments
  • Special district governments
  • Public and state-controlled institutions of higher education
  • Native American tribal governments (federally recognized)
  • Native American tribal organizations (other than federally recognized tribal governments)
  • Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than institutions of higher education)
  • Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than institutions of higher education)
  • Private institutions of higher education
  • For-profit organizations other than small businesses
  • Small businesses
  • Others (see the eligibility details in the listing)

Additional eligibility information (excerpt from the listing):

Other Eligible ApplicantsEligible Agencies of the Federal Government;U.S. Territory or Possession;

Description

Excerpt from the official forecast on Grants.gov (shortened; read the full text on the official listing):

The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) intends to publish a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) to solicit research applications for practice-based research centers to support interdisciplinary teams of mental health researchers to engage in high-impact studies that will significantly advance clinical practice and generate knowledge to fuel the transformation of mental health care in the United States. Advanced Laboratories for Accelerating the Reach and Impact of Treatments for Youth and Adults with Mental Illness (ALACRITY) Research Centers support research projects aimed at the rapid development, testing, and refinement of novel and integrative approaches for (1) optimizing the effectiveness of therapeutic or preventive interventions for mental disorders; (2) developing and testing empirically informed patient-, provider- and system-level interventions to improve mental …

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